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Africa 360 - ZImbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change 15 years on

published:15 Sep 2014

Africa 360 - ZImbabwe's Movement fo

Africa 360 - ZImbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change 15 years on

13 September 2014, Johannesburg & Harare - This year marks 15 years of the MDC's existence. The party has been the official opposition in Zimbabwe but after suffering four splits over a decade and a h...

Tsvangirai was the MDC candidate in the controversial 2002 presidential election, losing to Mugabe. He later contested the first round of the 2008 presidential election as the MDC-T candidate, taking 47.8% of the vote according to official results, placing him ahead of Mugabe, who got 43.2%. Tsvangirai claimed to have won a majority and said that the results could have been altered in the month between the election and the reporting of official results. Tsvangirai initially planned to run in the second round against Mugabe, but withdrew shortly before it was held, arguing that the election would not be free and fair due to widespread violence and intimidation by government supporters.

Africa 360 - ZImbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change 15 years on

13 September 2014, Johannesburg & Harare - This year marks 15 years of the MDC's existence. The party has been the official opposition in Zimbabwe but after suffering four splits over a decade and a half questions about its future arise. Kwangu Liwewe spoke to Morgan Tsvangirai and Tendai Biti, who is now the leader of MDC Renewal.

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